VWR Sustainability initiatives

[Star Scott]

Greetings Greenlabbers,

 

I was pleased to see the sustainability initiatives in the attached email from VWR.  Could a shift be happening on the supplier side? 

 

Best,

Star

 

Star Scott

Green Lab Program Coordinator

Facilities Management Division  |  University of Georgia

Chicopee No.1, 1180 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602

Office: 706.542.7884  |  Fax: 706.542.7679

star...@uga.edu  |  https://www.fmd.uga.edu

 

 

 

From: VWR [mailto:vwr...@info.vwr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 1:59 PM
To: Star Scott <star...@uga.edu>
Subject: Celebrate Earth Day with a Free Gift!

 

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Earth Day is April 22nd, and VWR is kicking off a year long campaign to help you meet your sustainability goals. Please join us in helping to drive continual improvement in efforts to protect our planet!     Please join VWR in our Sustainability Initiatives   Help replace trees in forests struggling after fires and recovering from severe weather in the wake of natural disasters by participating in the VWR Collection of Brands Sustainability promotion. Click below for complete terms and conditions, and to redeem the promotion.     Learn More         You can use the green leaf on vwr.com all year to shop for environmentally preferable products, including these products from our featured suppliers.     Learn More         VWR is offering a gift to help you meet your personal sustainabilty goals — a recyclable three piece travel cutlery set. To request your gift visit vwr.com/sustainabilitygift or click below. Available while supplies last.     Learn More           Follow:         VWR International, LLC 100 Matsonford Road, Building One, Suite 200 P.O. Box 6660 Radnor, PA 19087 Tel: 1-800-932-5000 www.vwr.com   Unsubscribe or Manage your Preferences   This is an advertisement or solicitation from VWR International, LLC. To unsubscribe, click the " Unsubscribe" link above. All prices are in U.S. dollars. Prices, product appearance and specifications are current at time of printing, and are subject to change without notice.   Term and Condition   © 2018 VWR International, LLC VWR, forms of VWR and the VWR logo and/or design are either registered trademarks or trademarks of VWR International, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks referenced herein are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owner(s). For a complete list of trademark owners, please visit www.vwr.com.

 

[David Jones]

Hi Star,

 

I received the same email a short time ago. From my experience, VWR has been proactively promoting “sustainability” for at least the past 5 years and maybe longer. They are good at highlighting plastic items that can be recycled and stocking higher demand items on campus to reduce transportation costs. We are currently working with our sales rep to address other recycling issues and he is ready and willing to help. PSU Office of Physical Plant has also been a long-standing supporter of waste diversion, reuse and recycling which has been a huge help moving these kinds of initiatives forward with vendors.

 

Regards,

David

 

 

David W. Jones, M.S. EPC

Environmental Engineering Lab Manager

 

The Pennsylvania State University

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Engineering Environmental Institute &

Hydrogen Energy (H2E) Center

125 Sackett Building

University Park, PA  16802

 

Cell: 814-777-2113, Fax: 814-863-7304

djo...@engr.psu.edu

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[Star Scott]

David,

 

Thanks for this response.  Yes, the customer really does drive the market.  Every dollar we spend is a vote for something.  Glad to hear PSU is voting wisely. 

 

Best,

Star

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